The Lament Of Yasmini, The Dancing-Girl (Laurence Hope Poems)
Ah, what hast thou done with that Lover of mine? The Lover who only cared for thee?Mine for a handful of ...
Laurence Hope Poems on Sense & Perception (22 Poems)
Two Songs By Sitara, Of Kashmir (Laurence Hope Poems)
Beloved! your hair was goldenAs tender tints of sunrise,As corn beside the River In softly varying hues.I loved you for your ...
Three Songs Of Zahir-u-Din (Laurence Hope Poems)
The tropic day's redundant charms Cool twilight soothes away,The sun slips down behind the palms And leaves the landscape grey. I want to ...
Song of the Parao (Camping-ground) (Laurence Hope Poems)
Heart, my heart, thou hast found thy home! From gloom and sorrow thou hast come forth,Thou who wast foolish, and sought ...
Listen, Beloved (Laurence Hope Poems)
Listen, Beloved, the Casurinas quiver, Each tassel prays the wind to set it free,Hark to the frantic sobbing of the river, Wild ...
Disappointment (Laurence Hope Poems)
Oh, come, Beloved, before my beauty fades, Pity the sorrow of my loneliness.I am a Rosebush that the Cypress shades, No sunbeams ...
“I Arise and go Down to the River” (Laurence Hope Poems)
I arise and go down to the River, and currents that come from the sea,Still fresh with the salt of ...
Protest: By Zahir-u-Din (Laurence Hope Poems)
Alas! alas! this wasted NightWith all its Jasmin-scented air,Its thousand stars, serenely bright!I lie alone, and long for you,Long for ...
Story Of Udaipore: Told By Lalla-ji, The Priest (Laurence Hope Poems)
"And when the Summer Heat is great, And every hour intense, The Moghra, with its subtle flowers, Intoxicates the sense."The Coco palms stood ...
Song Of Jasoda (Laurence Hope Poems)
Had I been young I could have claimed to fold thee For many days against my eager breast;But, as things are, ...
Early Love (Laurence Hope Poems)
Who says I wrong thee, my half-opened rose?Little he knows of thee or me, or love.--I am so tender of ...
The Rice-boat (Laurence Hope Poems)
I slept upon the Rice-boat That, reef protected, layAt anchor, where the palm-trees Infringe upon the bay.The windless air was heavy With cinnamon ...
Adoration (Laurence Hope Poems)
Who does not feel desire unending To solace through his daily strife,With some mysterious Mental Blending, The hungry loneliness of life?Until, by ...
Kotri, By The River (Laurence Hope Poems)
At Kotri, by the river, when the evening's sun is low,The waving palm trees quiver, the golden waters glow,The shining ...
The Temple Dancing Girl (Laurence Hope Poems)
You will be mine; those lightly dancing feet, Falling as softly on the careless streetAs the wind-loosened petals of a flower, Will ...
Hira-Singh’s Farewell To Burmah (Laurence Hope Poems)
On the wooden deck of the wooden Junk, silent, alone, we lie,With silver foam about the bow, and a silver ...
Memory (Laurence Hope Poems)
How I loved you in your sleep,With the starlight on your hair!The touch of your lips was sweet,Aziza whom I ...
Lalila, To The Ferengi Lover (Laurence Hope Poems)
Why above others was I so blessed And honoured? to be chosen oneTo hold you, sleeping, against my breast, As now I ...
Malaria (Laurence Hope Poems)
He lurks among the reeds, beside the marsh, Red oleanders twisted in His hair,His eyes are haggard and His lips are ...
The Regret Of The Ranee In The Hall Of Peacocks (Laurence Hope Poems)
This man has taken my Husband's life And laid my Brethren low,No sister indeed, were I, no wife, To pardon and let ...
Deserted Gipsy’s Song: Hillside Camp (Laurence Hope Poems)
She is glad to receive your turquoise ring, Dear and dark-eyed Lover of mine!I, to have given you everything: Beauty maddens the ...
Mahomed Akram’s Appeal To The Stars (Laurence Hope Poems)
Oh, Silver Stars that shine on what I love, Touch the soft hair and sparkle in the eyes,--Send, from your calm ...